Silver Bay questions

[kayla221444]

I had a filly born this year in april. Her dam was a silver dapple tovero and her sire was a chestnut/sorrel tobiano. They filly came out solid bay. So I was wondering would she be a silver bay, because her mom has only produced foals with silver dilution. Is there any type of silver test to take to determine it? But I see alot of silver bay foals and they dont look like the color of my gal. Shes more dark bay with a darker brown/black tail and mane, or will that change as she ages, because my silver buckskin mare was born with black m/t and then it changed to what silver bays manes and tails look like. I will post pics when I get home but to me she looks like just any regular bay...but her mom has the silver gene.

 

[Jill]

Yes, there is a test now for silver.

http://www.animalgenetics.us/Silver.htm

On silver bay foals, usually (always?) the foal's mane and tail have a misty cast to the color.

 

[jjnov]

Yes, there is a test now for silver.

http://www.animalgenetics.us/Silver.htm

On silver bay foals, usually (always?) the foal's mane and tail have a misty cast to the color.

Do you have an example to show us? I have a colt that I swear is Silver Bay, but I would like to see pictures.

 

[Meavey]

Mine is silver bay.

But if you want to know the difference between a chestnut and a silver bay you test for black.

For the difference between bay and silver bay, for silver.

But normal bays have black mane and tail en silver-bays white greyish mane and tail.

 

[jjnov]

Mine is silver bay.

But if you want to know the difference between a chestnut and a silver bay you test for black.

For the difference between bay and silver bay, for silver.

But normal bays have black mane and tail en silver-bays white greyish mane and tail.

My colt looks just like yours but with a darker back. He is a double bred Rowdy colt, and he is VERY small, I dont expect him to go over 30" and he may be staying, havent decided yet.

Is there by any chance does anybody have a older Silver Bay picture? Like a 3-4 yr old.

 

[Minimor]

Is there by any chance does anybody have a older Silver Bay picture? Like a 3-4 yr old.

Here is one, a wet silver bay! We were out playing in the rain & took a photo, wet & all. I think she was coming 3 in this photo:

This was the same horse as a foal:

And as a yearling:

This mare is a bit older than 4 here & still in some winter fuzzies, but...

And this is another shade of silver bay:

I have another filly, 2 years old now, that is more of a dark golden brown shade of silver bay, but I don't have any recent photos of her to show. I absolutely love her coloring.